WRITER

Erri De Luca

1950 - Today

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Enrico "Erri" De Luca (born 20 May 1950, Naples) is an Italian novelist, translator and poet. He has been recognized by critic Giorgio De Rienzo of Corriere della Sera as "the writer of the decade". He is also known for his opposition to the Lyon-Turin high speed train line, and is being sued for having called for its sabotage. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erri De Luca has received more than 152,250 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Erri De Luca is the 3,131st most popular writer (up from 3,342nd in 2019), the 2,772nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,779th in 2019) and the 185th most popular Italian Writer.

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  • 150k

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  • 59.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Erri De Luca ranks 3,131 out of 7,302. Before him are Demyan Bedny, Pedro Salinas, Yury Tynyanov, Antoine de Rivarol, Salimbene di Adam, and Marianne Williamson. After him are Charles de Saint-Évremond, Eduard Vilde, Gunnar Ekelöf, Robert Harris, Símun av Skarði, and Mario Soldati.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Erri De Luca ranks 201. Before him are Boris Gryzlov, Derek de Lint, Carl Palmer, Ken Robinson, Luigi Delneri, and Arthur D. Levinson. After him are Ken Shimura, Princess Nora of Liechtenstein, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Seid Memić Vajta, Li Zhanshu, and Bill Irwin.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Erri De Luca ranks 2,772 out of 5,161. Before him are Aldo Olivieri (1910), Luigi Carnera (1875), Proculus (300), Guariento di Arpo (1310), Salimbene di Adam (1221), and Francesco Venier (1489). After him are Archduke Louis of Austria (1784), Mario Soldati (1906), Vittorio Ambrosio (1879), Gianna Maria Canale (1927), Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1820), and Marino Morosini (1181).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Erri De Luca ranks 185. Before him are Titus Burckhardt (1908), Félix Fénéon (1861), Antonio Fogazzaro (1842), Susanna Tamaro (1957), Luigi Alamanni (1495), and Salimbene di Adam (1221). After him are Mario Soldati (1906), Antonio Ghislanzoni (1824), Tiziano Terzani (1938), Giovanni Battista Giraldi (1504), Roberto Calasso (1941), and Antonio Beccadelli (1394).

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